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Latin name	Pouteria lecythidicarpa P.E.Sánchez & Poveda
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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English name	oiljarlikefruit pouteria
French name	poutéria fausse-jarre
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Latin name	Pouteria leptopedicellata Pilz
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	thinpedicel pouteria
French name	poutéria à pédicelles minces
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Latin name	Pouteria macrocarpa (Mart.) D.Dietr.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) M South America (Ecuador, Brazil: Pará, Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	dr fd ti
Synonym	Labatia macrocarpa Mart. Lucuma paraensis Standl. Neolabatia macrocarpa (Mart.) Aubrév. Pouteria paraensis (Standl.) Baehni Richardella macrocarpa (Mart.) Baehni
English name	bigfruit pouteria
French name	pouteria à gros fruits
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Other name	abiu grande, abiurana, genipapo (Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	mes
Use	fd fr ti
Synonym	Achras glaucescens Willd. ex Steud. Bumelia nervosa Vahl Chrysophyllum macrophyllum Lam. Lucuma acreana K.Krause Lucuma rivicoa C.F.Gaertn. Lucuma rivicoa var. glaucophylla (Engl.) Dubard Richardella macrophylla (Lam.) Aubrév. Richardella rivicoa (C.F.Gaertn.) Pierre Vitellaria glaucophylla Engl. Vitellaria rivicoa (C.F.Gaertn.) Radlk.
English name	bigleaf pouteria; canistel
French name	poutéria à grandes feuilles; jaune d'oeuf (French Guiana)
Spanish name	caimo, canistel; coquino, cucuma, lucuma (Bolivia); siguapa, yema de huevo
Other name	abiurana, acara-uba, masana do matta, cortica, cutite, cutiti, cutitiriba, cutitiribá, juturuba, sapotilla, taturuba, tutiribá, utitiribá (Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria micrantha (Urb.) Baehni
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
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Synonym	Labatia micrantha Urb.
English name	smallflower pouteria
French name	poutéria à petites fleurs
Spanish name	sapotillo (Cuba)
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Latin name	Pouteria moaensis Alain
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	Moa pouteria
French name	poutéria de Moa
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Latin name	Pouteria multiflora (A.DC.) Eyma
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci mes calc
Use	dr fd ma pl sa ti
Synonym	Achras acana Sessé & Moç. Achras quadrifida Griseb. Lucuma dussiana (Pierre) Pierre Lucuma guadrifida (Griseb.) Pierre Lucuma macrocarpa Huber Lucuma martinicensis (Pierre) Pierre Lucuma multiflora A.DC. Lucuma multiflora var. urbani (Pierre) Dubard Lucuma quadrifida Pierre Lucuma stahliana Pierre Lucuma urbanii (Pierre) Pierre Pouteria carabobensis Pittier Pouteria dussiana (Pierre) Stehlé Pouteria huberiana Rizzini Pouteria macrocarpa (Huber) Ducke non (Mart.) D.Dietr. Pouteria martinicensis (Pierre) Stehlé Pouteria medicata García-Barr. Pouteria multiflora var. quadrifida (Griseb.) Baehni Pouteria multiflora var. urbanii (Pierre) Baehni Pouteria officinalis García-Barr. Radlkoferella dussiana Pierre Radlkoferella guadelupensis Pierre Radlkoferella latifolia Fawc. Radlkoferella macrocarpa (Huber) Aubrév. Radlkoferella martinicensis Pierre Radlkoferella multiflora (A.DC.) Pierre Radlkoferella quadrifida (Griseb.) Pierre Radlkoferella urbani Pierre Sapota latifolia (Fawc.) Kuntze Vitellaria multiflora (A.DC.) Radlk.
English name	savannah pouteria; bully tree, bully-tree (Jamaica); choky apple (Nevis); choky-apple (St. Kitts and Nevis); galimenta (Jamaica); penny piece (Trinidad and Tobago); penny-piece (Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad); savanna bully tree, savannah bully-tree, white bully tree (Jamaica)
French name	poutéria pomme-pain; bois pain d'épice, bois-pain d'épice; pain d'épice (Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Tobago, Trinidad); pomme pain (Guadeloupe, Martinique); pomme-pain
Spanish name	caimitillo (Peru); caimito (Ecuador); caimito del monte (Colombia); galimenta, galimento (Jamaica); garcigonzalez (Venezuela); jacana, jácana (Puerto Rico); lengua de vaca, lenguevaco (Colombia); logma (Ecuador); lucma, lucma chuncha, lucuma (Peru); maicillo (Venezuela); mun dupi (Peru); sorocloco, trompillo (Venezuela)
Other name	cutitiriba grande (Brazil); huili caspi (Ecuador); kaashi baratji (Peru); meyguenca (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Pouteria pallida (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci [hyg]
Use	ti
Synonym	Bumelia retusa Griseb. p.p. non Sw. Lucuma pallida C.F.Gaertn. Neoxythece pallida (C.F.Gaertn.) Aubrév. Oxythece fabrilis Pierre Oxythece hahnianum Pierre ex Duss Oxythece pallida (C.F.Gaertn.) Cronquist Planchonella pallida (C.F.Gaertn.) Baehni Pouteria fabrilis (Pierre) Stehlé Pouteria hahniana (Pierre ex Duss) Stehlé
English name	whitebullet pouteria; white bullet (St. Vincent)
French name	poutéria pâle; balata (Dominica); balata blanc (Guadeloupe); balata chien (Dominica); balata rouge; balate (Dominica); barac; bois balat (Martinique); bois-balata, bois-balate
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Latin name	Pouteria quicheana Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Guatemala)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
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English name	ElQuiché pouteria
French name	poutéria d'El Quiché
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Latin name	Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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English name	reticulate pouteria
French name	poutéria réticulé
Spanish name	carey (Costa Rica); cilillón (Honduras); sapotillo fino (Belize); zapotillo (Honduras)
Other name	meygueno (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Pouteria reticulata (Engl.) Eyma ssp. reticulata
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E [D]
Ecology	mes xer
Use	fd ti
Synonym	Chrysophyllum reticulatum Engl. Franchetella anibifolia (A.C.Sm.) Aubrév. Franchetella reticulata (Engl.) Aubrév. Franchetella unilocularis (Donn.Sm.) Aubrév. Lucuma anibaefolia A.C.Sm. Lucuma anibifolia A.C.Sm. Lucuma minutiflora Allemão Pouteria anibifolia (A.C.Sm.) Baehni Pouteria cearensis Baehni Pouteria hondurensis (Pittier) Baehni Pouteria meyeri (Standl.) Baehni Pouteria unilocularis (Donn.Sm.) Baehni Sideroxylon hondurense Pittier Sideroxylon meyeri Standl. Sideroxylon uniloculare Donn.Sm.
English name	typical reticulate pouteria; wild cherry (Belize)
French name	poutéria réticulé typique
Spanish name	anumu (Venezuela); caimitillo (Peru); guaité de hoja menuda (Mexico); nisperito (Venezuela); nispero zapote (Costa Rica); nopotapeste (Mexico); quina quina, quinilla blanca, quinilla de fruto negro, quinilla fruto negro, tushmo amarillo (Peru); zapotillo (Belize, Mexico); zapotillo negro (Belize, Guatemala)
Other name	abiu, abiurana, abiurana branca, abiurana cascuda, abiurana folha estreita, bapeba, fruta de rato, guapeva vermelha (Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria rhynchocarpa T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC North America (Mexico: Veracruz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	S?
Foliage	E
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English name	beakedseed pouteria
French name	poutéria à fruits crochus
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Latin name	Pouteria rufotomentosa (Lundell) T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC North America (end Guatemala: Baja Verapaz)
North America distribution zone	SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Peteniodendron rufotomentosum Lundell
English name	rustytomentose pouteria
French name	poutéria roux
Spanish name	zapotilla de montaña
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Latin name	Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E.Moore & Stearn
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	E [D]
Ecology	hyg->mes calc
Use	dr (bark fragments applied as poultice for wart and callus, boiled fruits for dysentery and stomach ulcer, rind of seed kernel taken orally for kidney stones and rheumatism, seed oil application for ear and eye infections, seed oil beverage as diuretic) fd (fruits) ma (latex) pl sa ti (carpentry, flooring, furniture, heavy construction, interior decoration, posts, turned work) tx (seeds)
Synonym	Achradelpha mammosa (L.) O.F.Cook Achras mammosa L. Achras zapota L. p.p. Achras zapota major Jacq. Bassia jussiaei Tussac Calocarpum huastecanum Gilly Calocarpum mammosum (L.) Pierre. Calocarpum mammosum var. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre Calocarpum mammosum var. candollei (Pierre) Pierre Calocarpum mammosum var. ovoideum (Pierre) Pierre Calocarpum sapota (Jacq.) Merr. Calospermum mammosum (L.) Pierre Calospermum mammosum var. bonplandii (Kunth) Pierre Calospermum mammosum var. candollei Pierre Calospermum mammosum var. ovoidea Pierre Lucuma bonplandii Kunth Lucuma mammosa (L.) C.F.Gaertn. Pouteria mammosa (L.) Cronquist Sapota mammosa Mill. Syderoxylum sapota Jacq. Vitellaria mammosa (L.) Radlk.
English name	sapote pouteria; mamee sapote, mamee-apple, mamey apple (Belize); mammee sapota (Bermuda, Jamaica); mammee zapote; mammy apple (Belize); marmalade plum, marmelade plum (Jamaica); naseberry, red mammee, red zapotee (Puerto Rico); sapote
French name	pouteria sapote; grand sapotillier (Haiti); grosse sapote (Martinique); jaune d'oeuf; sapote (Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique); sapote à creme (Guadeloupe); sapotier, sapotier jaune d'oeuf (Haiti); sapotille mamey (Guadeloupe, Martinique); sapotillier marmelade (Haiti)
Spanish name	mamey (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Spain, Venezuela); mamey colorado (Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Venezuela); mamey de tierra (Panama); mamey mata serrana (Ecuador); mamey rojo (Puerto Rico); mamey sapote (Cuba, Puerto Rico); níspero (Colombia); saltule (Belize); sapote (Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain); sapote colorado (Costa Rica, Honduras); sapote de montana (Guatemala); sapote grande (Nicaragua); zapote (Belize, Colombia, Honduras, Spain, Venezuela); zapote colorado (Mexico); zapote costeño, zapote de carne (Colombia); zapote mamey (Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Venezuela); zapotillo (Costa Rica, Honduras)
Other name	atzapolcuahuitl (nahuatl); bolom, bólom, bolom-itath, bólomitath (huasteco and nahuatl, Mexico); cá-ac (mixe); chacal-haaz (maya); cuyg'anac (popoluca); gran sapoti (creole, Haiti); guela-gue, guendashuno, guendaxiña, guetogue, guixron (zapoteco); haaz (maya); huacuz (tarasco); jòn dèf (creole, Haiti); lichucut-ja-ca (totonaco); ma-ta-ha (chinanteco); potkak (mixe); sapota (Brazil); sapoti, sapoti mamelad, sapotiye, sapotiye jòn dèf (creole, Haiti); taquisapane, tsapasabani (zoque); tzápoti (huasteco, Mexico); tzápotl (nahuatl, Mexico); uacusiuruata (tarasco); uajpulombo (cuicateco)
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Latin name	Pouteria sclerocarpa (Pittier) Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Calocarpum sclerocarpum (Pittier) Lundell Lucuma sclerocarpa Pittier
English name	hardfruit pouteria
French name	pouteria à fruits durs
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Other name	meguiguenca (waorani, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Pouteria semecarpifolia (Pierre ex Duss) Pierre
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology	sci hyg
Use	ti
Synonym	Guapeba semecarpifolia Pierre ex Duss
English name	LesserAntilles pouteria
French name	pouteria contrevent; bois contrevant (Lesser Antilles); bois-caraïbe, bois-contrevent; contrevent (Lesser Antilles); entrevent (Dominica)
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Latin name	Pouteria sessiliflora (Sw.) Poir.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology
Use	fr? (fruits)
Synonym	Labatia chrysophyllifolia Griseb. Labatia chrysophylloides Mart. Labatia sessiliflora Sw. Lucuma chrysophylloides C.Wright ex Griseb. Neolabatia sessiliflora (Sw.) Aubrév. Paralabatia chrysophylloides (Griseb.) Aubrév. Pouteria chrysophyllifolia (Griseb.) Baehni Pouteria sessiliflora f. genuina Radlk. Pouteria sessiliflora f. myrtifolia Radlk. Richardella chrysophylloides (Griseb.) Baehni Richardella sessiliflora (Sw.) Baehni
English name	sessileflower pouteria
French name	poutéria à fleurs sessiles
Spanish name	sapote culebra de costa (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Pouteria silvestris T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	sylvan pouteria
French name	poutéria sylvestre
Spanish name	sapote silvestre (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Pouteria simulans Monach.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E?
Ecology
Use	fd (locally)
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English name	similar pouteria
French name	poutéria simulant
Spanish name	purgo-macho, trompillo (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Pouteria squamosa Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (SE Mexico, Guatemala: Izabal)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
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English name	scaly pouteria
French name	poutéria squameux
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Latin name	Pouteria stipitata Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) N MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	[E]
Ecology
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English name	stipitate pouteria
French name	poutéria stipité
Spanish name	ciruelo de montaña, mamón de leche (Venezuela)
Other name	guatapire macho (Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria subrotata Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua to Panama) NW MW South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Ecology
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English name	subrotate pouteria
French name	poutéria subrotacé
Spanish name	cartagena (Ecuador); sapote de mico, zapotillo (Nicaragua)
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Latin name	Pouteria torta (Mart.) Radlk.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd (fruits) fr (parrots) pl ti
Synonym	Guapeba torta (Mart.) Pierre Labatia oblonga Pohl ex Miq. Labatia torta Mart. Lucuma dolichophylla Standl. ex R.E.Schult. Lucuma torta (Mart.) A.DC.
English name	twisted pouteria
French name	poutéria tordu
Spanish name	quina quina, quinilla blanca (Peru); sapote colorado (Costa Rica); zapotillo, zapotillo amarillo (Honduras)
Other name	abiu-piloso, abiurana, acá, cabo-de-machado, curiola, grão-de-galo, guapeba, guapeva (portuguese, Brazil); milur (kuna, Panama); pêssego-do-mato (portuguese, Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria torta ssp. gallifructa (Cronquist) T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Pouteria gallifructa Cronquist
English name	gallfruit twisted pouteria
French name	poutéria tordu à galles
Spanish name	zapote de mico (Guatemala); zapote de monte, zapotillo (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Pouteria torta ssp. tuberculata (Sleumer) T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) NW MW MC South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil: Amazonas)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd (fruits) fr (parrots)
Synonym	Calocarpum cooperii (Cronquist) Lundell Lucuma tuberculata Sleumer Pouteria cooperii Cronquist Pouteria echinocarpa W.A.Rodrigues Pouteria neglecta Cronquist Pouteria wurdackii Aubrév. Xantolis tuberculata (Sleumer) Baehni
English name	tuberculate twisted pouteria; red manwood (Belize)
French name	poutéria tordu tubéreux
Spanish name	dupi, quinilla (Peru); sapote colorado (Costa Rica); sapote de mico, zapote de monte; zapote del monte, zapotillo (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); zopote del monte (Costa Rica)
Other name	abiurana de goma (Brazil)
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Latin name	Pouteria trilocularis Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica) N MW MC South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	mes?
Use
Synonym	Franchetella neblinaensis Aubrév.
English name	threeloculus pouteria
French name	poutéria triloculaire
Spanish name	caimitón, chupón, chupón blanco (Venezuela); quina quina blanca, quina quina negra (Peru); sapito (Bolivia)
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Latin name	Pouteria triplarifolia P.H.Allen ex T.D.Penn.
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology
Use	fd (fruits)
Synonym	Pouteria triplarifolia Standl. & L.O.Williams ex P.H.Allen
English name	tripleleaf pouteria
French name	poutéria à triple feuilles
Spanish name	sapote, zapote (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Pouteria viridis (Pittier) Cronquist
Family	Sapotaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	[D]
Ecology	hyg
Use	fd ma ti
Synonym	Achradelpha viridis (Pittier) O.F.Cook Calocarpum viride Pittier
English name	green pouteria; green sapote
French name	poutéria vert
Spanish name	chulul (Mexico); ingerto (Guatemala); sapotillo (Nicaragua); zapollolillo; zapote (El Salvador, Honduras); zapote blanco (Costa Rica); zapote de monte (Nicaragua); zapote ingerto (El Salvador); zapote mico (Nicaragua); zapote verde, zapotillo, zapotillo calenturiente, zapotillo calenturiento (Honduras)
Other name	injerto (quecchí, Guatemala); raxtul (quecchí); raxtulul (poconchí); tulul (cacchiquel); yash-tul (Guatemala)
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Latin name	Pouzolzia Gaudich.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution
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English name	pouzolzia
French name	pouzolzia
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Latin name	Pouzolzia obliqua Gaudich.
Family	Urticaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Boehmeria obliqua Poepp. ex Wedd. Margarocarpus obliquus Wedd.
English name	oblique pouzolzia
French name	pouzolzia oblique
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